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president obama is optimistic. >> we don't have to trust them. what we have to do is make sure that there is a good deal in place from the perspective of us verifying what they're doing, we can test it. >> for more i'm johnny damon by trita parsi, the president of the national iranian american council and here in new york is nathan carlson, served with the george w. bush administration, of the group iran. john kerry's trip to geneva, and are sergesergey lavrov is joinie group. do we have a deal? >> we are 90% chance of a deal. particularly folks who got us into iraq complaining about obama doing something that could be problematic, i feel it difficult to believe to be completely frank with you. it's not about trust as the president said. what you have to do is create a deal in which the mechanism for verification is such that you can trust the verification system, so that you know that if the other side is cheating you can catch them at a very early stage. if this deal in its second phase causes the iranian thes to implement the additional protoc
president obama is optimistic. >> we don't have to trust them. what we have to do is make sure that there is a good deal in place from the perspective of us verifying what they're doing, we can test it. >> for more i'm johnny damon by trita parsi, the president of the national iranian american council and here in new york is nathan carlson, served with the george w. bush administration, of the group iran. john kerry's trip to geneva, and are sergesergey lavrov is joinie group. do we...
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president obama surprised iran's president with a phone call. the first time the leaders of the two countries have spoken since 1979. president obama says he believes a comprehensive solution can be reached on the iran's nuclear program. >> the yeas are 94 an -- the ays are 94 and the nays of 24. >> the house will meet again tomorrow to consider the senate bill. the president says the legislature should stop grandstanding and get down to business. i'm john siegenthaler. that's the latest. you can always get your news on aljazeera.com. >> an launching new record from the u.n. says with 95% certainty that climate change is real and man made. consider this, as more scientific evidence emerges of the dire straits our planet is in, why are we down playing some new sources of energy that may help stem tide of climate change? >>> also, when obamacare on the horizon, who might receive benefits and who might be hurt most financially. >>> as more and more being atheist, how does that stem the tide? >> as al jazeera courtney keely reports, the problems cou
president obama surprised iran's president with a phone call. the first time the leaders of the two countries have spoken since 1979. president obama says he believes a comprehensive solution can be reached on the iran's nuclear program. >> the yeas are 94 an -- the ays are 94 and the nays of 24. >> the house will meet again tomorrow to consider the senate bill. the president says the legislature should stop grandstanding and get down to business. i'm john siegenthaler. that's the...
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[laughter] >> it will not be called obama care. so if it is good it won't be called obama-care. what is your prediction? >> i think lit be still be called obama-care for good or ill, that is the name it has got. it has stuck. i think the president may be a little overoptimistic about how much people will love various provisions, for good or ill, which is the central thing his presidency will be identified with? >> i think they will like the obama-care, and forget about the name. >> all right. thank you both. straight ahead, the unseld story of home schooling, reading writing and in some cases abuse? serious concerns about a rapidly growing industry. now she shifting her focus to relief work, she joins us later to tell us why. women's prisons. >> the system is setup to do exactly what it's doing - to break people and to keep them broken. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents gripping films, from the worlds top documentary directors >> this is just the beginning of somthing much bigger... >> this sunday...the premier o
[laughter] >> it will not be called obama care. so if it is good it won't be called obama-care. what is your prediction? >> i think lit be still be called obama-care for good or ill, that is the name it has got. it has stuck. i think the president may be a little overoptimistic about how much people will love various provisions, for good or ill, which is the central thing his presidency will be identified with? >> i think they will like the obama-care, and forget about the...
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while others call for president obama to take action. the you u.n. chemical weapons team is now in the netherlands after leaving syria early this morning. the samples they collected are expected to be sent to laboratories around europe. they will be test today for poisenespoisonous gas, the resud take a few weeks, up next consider this weekend edition. ♪ ♪ >> who is bashar al-assad. the syrian president could be starting another mideast war. consider this, how did a man who trained to be an ophthalmologist in england turn in to a tyrant accused of unspeakable crimes, you have heard you are what you eat. so what does eating ever more common gametically modified foods make us and do they pose real dangers or are concerned overblown. 50 years after the march on washington we'll look at racial progress by the numbers and look at some of the images that came out of that historic day 50 years ago. hello, i am antoine i don't mora, welcome to consider this. we begin with syria as the obama administration weighs its option to his inning convenient in the
while others call for president obama to take action. the you u.n. chemical weapons team is now in the netherlands after leaving syria early this morning. the samples they collected are expected to be sent to laboratories around europe. they will be test today for poisenespoisonous gas, the resud take a few weeks, up next consider this weekend edition. ♪ ♪ >> who is bashar al-assad. the syrian president could be starting another mideast war. consider this, how did a man who trained to...
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speeches and president obama and president rouhani will be at the u.n. at the same time. what is the chance that they will meet? there is concern that whatever bilateral talks should not go on at a high level. >> could part of these negotiations be iranian help in easing out president assad in syria, somehow, defusing the conflict there? and that's a big part i think of the american thinking about what could potentially come out of this there dialogue. >> and again, the think it shouldn't be at president obama and are president rouhani because president obama should be at the level of are ho you aremeni. >> what does are netanyahu have to say? >> if what is true of iran or what is true of syria, is true of iran. and by the way, vice versa. >> so guy, what happens here? if negotiations are going to move forward, if we fold president netanyahu's advice, do you think they would move forward quickly? it seems to knee the threat of force would probably not be a great way to start negotiations. >> probably not. but at the same time, i would think that president obama hadn't rem
speeches and president obama and president rouhani will be at the u.n. at the same time. what is the chance that they will meet? there is concern that whatever bilateral talks should not go on at a high level. >> could part of these negotiations be iranian help in easing out president assad in syria, somehow, defusing the conflict there? and that's a big part i think of the american thinking about what could potentially come out of this there dialogue. >> and again, the think it...
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president obama, and secretary of state kerry are weighing the options as the world waits. if the u.s. does intervene what would the cost be financially and emotionally, and will americans tolerate another conflict in the middle east. and the owner of the encrypted email used by edward snowden shuts his site down, and said if you know what i know about email, you might not use it. a former disney star stuns audiences. is this proof that our culture oversexualized. good evening, i'm antonio mora, and welcome to "consider this." we begin with syria. as proof of a chemical weapon attack becomes more clear, the u.s. moves closer to action. a warning some of the footage you are about to see may be too graphic for some viewers. >> reporter: images like this appearing to show civilians killed by a chemical weapon's attack have pulled in un workers. >> president obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> the united states is looking at all options regarding the situation in syri
president obama, and secretary of state kerry are weighing the options as the world waits. if the u.s. does intervene what would the cost be financially and emotionally, and will americans tolerate another conflict in the middle east. and the owner of the encrypted email used by edward snowden shuts his site down, and said if you know what i know about email, you might not use it. a former disney star stuns audiences. is this proof that our culture oversexualized. good evening, i'm antonio...
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scheduled to meet with president obama on wednesday. a vocal critic of the drone program, he called for the u.s. to end the drone strikes, saying they imposed a major impediment to relations with the u.s. >> joining me now for more on the reports on drones are letta taylor, the senior counterterrorism researcher at human rights watch. she authored the report entitled "between the drone and al-qaeda", and michael lewis, a navy pilot who testified before congress on drones and is a professor at the ohio northern university, pettit college of law. he is in the colombus ohio studio. thank you both for joining us. >> letta, in your report you write some in yemen fear the u.s. more than al-qaeda. you say when the u.s. government is considered more of a demon than a notorious terror group there's a problem. has it got that bad? >> yes, i think so. in yemen many feel that the u.s. is then my because drone strikes are in some cases killing civilians. whereas al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is careful to not kill civilians. i'd like to emphasis
scheduled to meet with president obama on wednesday. a vocal critic of the drone program, he called for the u.s. to end the drone strikes, saying they imposed a major impediment to relations with the u.s. >> joining me now for more on the reports on drones are letta taylor, the senior counterterrorism researcher at human rights watch. she authored the report entitled "between the drone and al-qaeda", and michael lewis, a navy pilot who testified before congress on drones and is...
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i believe the obama plan was extremely shortsighted. i resent the fact that i'm having to pay $507 to subsidize someone else. >> let's bring in a couple of examples, joann, one is from new york city. we can show you the notice that this person got. it's a couple with one child, and you can look at the numbers there on the screen. currently they're paying $359. they're both self employed. their premium will jump to $911. the only advantage is that their deductible will be a few thousand dollars lower. i spoke to this person earlier today, and she said they were going to seriously consider the penalty because the gap was so many thousands of dollars that it didn't seem to make sense. >> in new york the rates are actually going down. so i don't know what this individual had in terms of how minimal the coverage was before. if someone had a plan that was very, very basic, that really wouldn't cover you, you what we call under insured. it wouldn't cover you if you got seriously ill. those plans aren't sold any more. i don't know about this fa
i believe the obama plan was extremely shortsighted. i resent the fact that i'm having to pay $507 to subsidize someone else. >> let's bring in a couple of examples, joann, one is from new york city. we can show you the notice that this person got. it's a couple with one child, and you can look at the numbers there on the screen. currently they're paying $359. they're both self employed. their premium will jump to $911. the only advantage is that their deductible will be a few thousand...
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website is a nightmare as the republicans want you to understand or simply technical glitches as the obama administration wants you to believe. we return now to the testimony that is taking place live on capitol hill. >> successfully completed and to end testing between ews and the cms data hub prior to that date. we did not anticipate any sort of problems with our connection and have not experienced any. >> we, too were ready to process on 10-1, had done extensive internal testing of our processes and systems, and our first awareness of difficulties with the hub was 10-1, or the portal, i'm sorry, on 10-1, when we attempted to do key entry. >> so you didn't test it prior to october 1? >> no. ness. no sir. >> as we evaluate the problems with this website, i think it's important that we focus on the facts. my republican colleagues have been predicting that health care reform would be a disaster for three years now and every time they've been wrong, they said insurance rates would skyrocket, in fact, they're lower than predicted. they said health care costs would sore, in fact have grown at
website is a nightmare as the republicans want you to understand or simply technical glitches as the obama administration wants you to believe. we return now to the testimony that is taking place live on capitol hill. >> successfully completed and to end testing between ews and the cms data hub prior to that date. we did not anticipate any sort of problems with our connection and have not experienced any. >> we, too were ready to process on 10-1, had done extensive internal testing...
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>> well, i think this edward snowden case is the latest example of the obama leakers. they are far more aggressively than the administration before it. there's been 7 prosecutions now for leakers to the press. it basically -- there was only three cases. part of the reason is because journalists leave it digital now. when you talk about methods. it should be standard practice by most the journalists. the government has many ways to get at your communications and your data and you can get news out to oh the american public. then these are the basic steps to take. >> what do you say to that? it is true as twice as many whistle blowers as any other president. they have been very high profileed. the associated press loses james and james risen has that issue with sources there. you think it's a crack down that this government is really trying to keep secrets in way that's a real assault or a threat? >> actually, i think both the "new york times "and the "wall street journal" talked about president obama whistle blower in prosecutions, i believe half of them, forget about 7
>> well, i think this edward snowden case is the latest example of the obama leakers. they are far more aggressively than the administration before it. there's been 7 prosecutions now for leakers to the press. it basically -- there was only three cases. part of the reason is because journalists leave it digital now. when you talk about methods. it should be standard practice by most the journalists. the government has many ways to get at your communications and your data and you can get...
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obama finished second to the chinese leader. pope lana sis and merkel came in fourth or fifth respectively. merkel is the only bomb in the top 15 in. bill gates placed sixth not only because he heads microsoft but because of how much of his fabulous wealth he is giving away. $28 billion counting. rounding out the top ten ben bernake. his replacement comes in last on the list at 72. he is ahead of king be a dpeul la and head of the american central bank draghi. and michael duke. duke pushed britain's prime minister david cameron out of the top den. cameron can't help you buy cheaper socks. tech giants held onto power. the google guys came in at 10th. mark zuckerber gh. is the youngest on the list. a year younger than kim ill young. bill clinton is out of office for a while but he is 43r 43rd with his global initiative. you can expect that to rise soon if his wife runs for the white house. >> coming up one of america's most famous families have suffered generations of tragedy. mariel hemingway speaks to us about a personal battle
obama finished second to the chinese leader. pope lana sis and merkel came in fourth or fifth respectively. merkel is the only bomb in the top 15 in. bill gates placed sixth not only because he heads microsoft but because of how much of his fabulous wealth he is giving away. $28 billion counting. rounding out the top ten ben bernake. his replacement comes in last on the list at 72. he is ahead of king be a dpeul la and head of the american central bank draghi. and michael duke. duke pushed...
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a friend of mine guesses when the obama administration is over, there will be about a 1 billion emails. >> unbelievable. and you have alluded to that, but the whole issue of history; that our history is hidden in many of these documents. and we're seeing documents only coming out down about the john f. kennedy sash accusation. jim as always great to have you with us. >> my pleasure. >> have a great holiday. tonight. >> same to you guys. trending. >> on tuesday a group of protesters outside of the federal trade commission headquarters in washington, d.c. spoke out about the poeteden shall merger of america's two biggest funeral service providers the merger is expected to be approved by the end of the year which would give them 15% of the funeral services market in the us. a lot of people are worried that this will drive up already high funeral costs. according to the national funeral directors association, the average cost is just over $7,000. and consumer advocates say sci is already one of the most expensive providers. and now to your reaction . . . you can read more at the website. a
a friend of mine guesses when the obama administration is over, there will be about a 1 billion emails. >> unbelievable. and you have alluded to that, but the whole issue of history; that our history is hidden in many of these documents. and we're seeing documents only coming out down about the john f. kennedy sash accusation. jim as always great to have you with us. >> my pleasure. >> have a great holiday. tonight. >> same to you guys. trending. >> on tuesday a...
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long before president obama was elected. i would argue on some level if we didn't do something to get health care costs under control, the cfos would answer the same way in the survey. now, the other part that is important, and a lot of people don't understand this and i don't expect them to. the exchanges, the people buying insurance on the marketplace. the other part, which is equally more important is how the health care providers that i work for and many others work for are looking at new ways to deliver the care we deliver now. less expensively and more curve. before. >> sure, but they didn't. i shouldn't say they didn't. it takes time. the affordable care act accelerates the process. whether it works is a big question. that has started. >>> from the standing point of someone working in the hospital system, information last week-about california, a lot of discussion about how many doctors will opt out and not participate in obamacare, will it be a problem? >> it's not that they are opting out of bare , -- obamacare, and
long before president obama was elected. i would argue on some level if we didn't do something to get health care costs under control, the cfos would answer the same way in the survey. now, the other part that is important, and a lot of people don't understand this and i don't expect them to. the exchanges, the people buying insurance on the marketplace. the other part, which is equally more important is how the health care providers that i work for and many others work for are looking at new...
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president obama telephoned kenyan president, firming its relationship with kenya. young nephew and his fiancee were also killed in the attack. >> keep them always in our prayer. >> courtney keely. >> professional of international relations at george washington university. also with me from washington, richard minuter. fm kenya's, given that does this come as a surprise that they were strong enough opull off this westgate mall nightmare? >> no, actually, it does not come as a surprise. the only surprise is that it did not happen earlier. al shabaab has been threatening to pull off a major strike like this for the last two years. the last one they did was in july, 2010 in uganda, where 70-plus people were killed. this is first time they have managed to pull off such a big attack. there have been a number of smaller ones in kenya over the past two years. this is not a difficult task to do, as long as you have the organizational skills the training and the commitment to die for the cause, any group can do it. so it does not prove the strength of al shabaab in somalia i
president obama telephoned kenyan president, firming its relationship with kenya. young nephew and his fiancee were also killed in the attack. >> keep them always in our prayer. >> courtney keely. >> professional of international relations at george washington university. also with me from washington, richard minuter. fm kenya's, given that does this come as a surprise that they were strong enough opull off this westgate mall nightmare? >> no, actually, it does not come...
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have enough people in the country, we need more nurses. 65% of the jobs that have been created since obama took office have gone to foreign workers when we have the slowest economic recovery on record. and the argument is, is it time for congress to be enacting -- we're not talking about a narrow bill for people who have been brought here under the able of 12, the dream act, 5, 10 years ago, instead of dismantling enforcement like the obama administration has done, they would work in the other direction to ensure rigorous enforcement to give the american people confidence that the system has correct. >> but the american people seem to the changes, d not, david? >> of course the american people want change, and they overwhelmingly report from dan stien. he can't win it. with the immigration reform. we're talking about $1.4 billion infused into the economy. and that creates jobs, it brings in science, technology, and engineering and economics, and that creates jobs for americans. >> unfortunately, we'll have to leave it there. we have run out of time. and i thank you all for joining us, and
have enough people in the country, we need more nurses. 65% of the jobs that have been created since obama took office have gone to foreign workers when we have the slowest economic recovery on record. and the argument is, is it time for congress to be enacting -- we're not talking about a narrow bill for people who have been brought here under the able of 12, the dream act, 5, 10 years ago, instead of dismantling enforcement like the obama administration has done, they would work in the other...
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. >> president obama and iran's president hassan rouhani spoke in a phone call, the first time since 1979. benyamin netanyahu will meet with president obama next week. >> the how's of republicans meet to -- house republicans meet to decide the next move in the funding fight. the bill goes back to the house. republicans are threatening to stop it. congress has until tuesday to reach a deal for a government shutdown. >> starting tuesday exxon mobile will offer heath care for same sex marriage workers. >> for more news and headlines go on line. consider this is next. >> an alarming new report from the u.n. says with 95% certainty that climate change is real and man made. why are why down playing some well established source easy of energy. >>> also, when obamacare on the horizon, who might receive benefits and who might be hurt most financially. >>> plus, as more and more being americans become. atheist, how does that stem the tide? >> as al jazeera's courtney ceely -- keely reports, the problem could be catastrophic. >> hundreds of climate change activists protest in stockholm. >> we a
. >> president obama and iran's president hassan rouhani spoke in a phone call, the first time since 1979. benyamin netanyahu will meet with president obama next week. >> the how's of republicans meet to -- house republicans meet to decide the next move in the funding fight. the bill goes back to the house. republicans are threatening to stop it. congress has until tuesday to reach a deal for a government shutdown. >> starting tuesday exxon mobile will offer heath care for...
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as president obama and iranian president hassan rouhani spoke. in a 15 minute are conversation. >>> spending on fowrkt intact. the bill is going back to the house. >>> gay couples in new jersey will able to get married starting october 21st. republican governor chris christie says he will appeal. consider this is up next. for the latest you can always check out aljazeera.com. >> an alarming new report from the u.n. says with 95% certainty that climate change is real and man made. why are why down playing some well established source easy of energy. >>> also, when obamacare on the horizon, who might receive benefits and who might be hurt most financially. >>> plus, as more and more being americans become. atheist, how does that stem the tide? >> as al jazeera's courtney ceely -- keely reports, the problem could be catastrophic. >> hundreds of climate change activists protest in stockholm. >> we are frustrated and upset about how our politicians are not acting the way the science says. >>> the u.n.'s intragovernmental panel on climate change predic
as president obama and iranian president hassan rouhani spoke. in a 15 minute are conversation. >>> spending on fowrkt intact. the bill is going back to the house. >>> gay couples in new jersey will able to get married starting october 21st. republican governor chris christie says he will appeal. consider this is up next. for the latest you can always check out aljazeera.com. >> an alarming new report from the u.n. says with 95% certainty that climate change is real and...
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secretary of state john kerry says certainon nerve gas was used in syria, an ane now,ment after president obama asked congress to approval military strikes. first time a u.s. official has served the august 21st attack. legendary broadcaster sir david frost has died. he was 74 years old. he died of a heart attack. his generalism skreer spanned decades. most recently a series of hour long interviews for al jazeera back in the 1970s. frost gained international recognition back then for revealing post-watergate interviews with then president president nexton. update now on thatficati fukish power plant. radiology levels 18 higher than once caught that could kill a person in four hours. tokyo electric power company says the measurements were taken near the bottom of a storage tank during inspections that took place on saturday. stay up to date on all of these stories in our website, aljazeera.com. i am del walters in new york as allegation, much more news straight ahead. stay tuned now for consider this. saudi arabia for that. ♪ ♪ next. >> there is a fight raging in the marketplace and in all br
secretary of state john kerry says certainon nerve gas was used in syria, an ane now,ment after president obama asked congress to approval military strikes. first time a u.s. official has served the august 21st attack. legendary broadcaster sir david frost has died. he was 74 years old. he died of a heart attack. his generalism skreer spanned decades. most recently a series of hour long interviews for al jazeera back in the 1970s. frost gained international recognition back then for revealing...
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president barack obama has talked about possible options in syria. >>> angela caine is now in syria, asking for access to the site of the alleged chemical attack. >>> wildfires in the west are showing no signs of slowing down. the rim wildfire is now threatening california's yosemite national park. two groves of sec/ias. >>> keeping watch over the zoo's newest resident. a baby panned a. no bigger than a stick of butter. it's her third. her second cub was born last year but died after a week. the new panda's gender has yet to be determined. and it's name will be decided when it's about 100 days old. go to aljazeera.com. >> charges that our nation's prisons are going from punishment to torture, a widespread hunger strike in california's prisons. where is the line between justice and cruel and unusual punishment. and activists paying the price at the border. can it change the face of the argument? we'll hear from them and their opponents. good evening, and welcome to consider this. dozens of prisoners in california are entering their 7th week of hunger strikes to protest solitary confin
president barack obama has talked about possible options in syria. >>> angela caine is now in syria, asking for access to the site of the alleged chemical attack. >>> wildfires in the west are showing no signs of slowing down. the rim wildfire is now threatening california's yosemite national park. two groves of sec/ias. >>> keeping watch over the zoo's newest resident. a baby panned a. no bigger than a stick of butter. it's her third. her second cub was born last...
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i think the thing to watch is to see how the obama administration reacts to this. if they're looking for a quick, superficial solution and aren't going to push assad and putin on this offer, they'll take a mild statement and it won't be effective. >> do you think that's what's going to happen. >> it is hard to tell. there is in the french draft resolution something we find interesting, a referral of situation to the international criminal court. you can play games with weapons inspectors, you cannot play games with the prosecutor of the international criminal court. once it's sealed by the security council, there is no way back and there is a real opportunity for justice for the victims of the crimes and the people killed. >> that throws an even bigger wrinkle. if assad is proven to be responsible for the chemical weapons attack, the russians not going to want him to go to the criminal court, the hague. they're going to protect him again. >> this report by the u.n. inspectors is probably going to come out monday or early next week. the people of the united states l
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. >> president obama is going to award the medal of honor ty carter this afternoon at the white house. carter is said to have saved his fellow soldiers in afghanistan during a taliban attack. he will be the fifth living soldier so receive the award for actions in afghanistan. it is given for personal accounts of valor beyond the call of duty. thanks for watching. much more news coming up. stay tuned for "consider this." ... s ... [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera america presents gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. >>thank god i didn't suffer what he had to go through. next sunday, the premiere of google and the world brain. >>this is the opportunity of our generation. [[voiceover]] it would be the world's greatest library under one digital roof. but at what cost? >>google could hold the whole world hostage. [[voiceover]] al jazeera america presents google and the world brain. >> the horrors of solitary confinement in prison on movies and television, on shawshank redemption, and hbo's oz. whatever it's called, with he all know it's a place you don't w
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. >> president obama canceled a meeting with vladimir putin. how do we move ahead. how diplomatically can there be movement with russia and iran where the relationships seem to be so frouth with problems? >> well, obviously we haven't found the key to unlock that particular door. we have a deputy secretary of state who is an expert on the arab world and on russia. he has served with distinction in both places. he has dealt with the russians, secretary kerry has reached out to them, but as was pointed out, they have important interests in syria. but it goes beyond that. i think there's a national pride, if you will, and putin's sense of himself and russia's destiny. he felt that yeltsin -- allowed russia to be humiliated in bosnia and kosovo, and he had been snookered in libya, and they are just very dug in. nevertheless i agree with chris hill that we can't just give us and quit trying, and i'm a bit skeptical about that number of 60,000 russians in syria. >> the russians themselves have reported that number. >> chris you were involved in bosnia actively. and their
. >> president obama canceled a meeting with vladimir putin. how do we move ahead. how diplomatically can there be movement with russia and iran where the relationships seem to be so frouth with problems? >> well, obviously we haven't found the key to unlock that particular door. we have a deputy secretary of state who is an expert on the arab world and on russia. he has served with distinction in both places. he has dealt with the russians, secretary kerry has reached out to them,...
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president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options in syria. wildfires spread into yosemite park and new threats to san francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the two meaning of its dream. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer, 50 years later.
president obama meets with his national security team to discuss options in syria. wildfires spread into yosemite park and new threats to san francisco. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the two meaning of its dream. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> remembering the dream and the dreamer, 50 years later.
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the obama administration says it is certain chemical weapons were used in syria, and blames the syrian government for the attack. the white house has promised an intelligence report on the attack later this week. >> translator: we are all hearing the drums of war being beat around us, if the countries are willing to launch a military act against syria, i believe the pretext of chemical weapons is false, baseless and groundless. and as i said, i challenge, i dare them to produce one single piece of evidence. >>> inspectors from the un are still in syria looking for evidence of chemical weapons. >>> one of the largest wildfires in california history moved deeps into yosemite national park. >>> the city of detroit is getting a makeover. the state plans to demolish nearly 4,000 abandoned homes to remove the blithe. >>> and at least 21 people in texas have been sickened from a measles outbreak. that's the headlines "consider this" is up next on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >>> who is bash aral-assad. the syrian president could be forcing america into another unpopular mideast war. how did a man who
the obama administration says it is certain chemical weapons were used in syria, and blames the syrian government for the attack. the white house has promised an intelligence report on the attack later this week. >> translator: we are all hearing the drums of war being beat around us, if the countries are willing to launch a military act against syria, i believe the pretext of chemical weapons is false, baseless and groundless. and as i said, i challenge, i dare them to produce one single...
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. >> that was president obama speaking this morning as part of his two day bus tour to promote his plan to lower the cost of college education. but consider this: the cost of college is certainly not the only part of our education system that needs reform. once upon a time, america arguably had the best public education system in the world. that's not the case. well place first place finland and last place south korea. so how do we reform our schools? joining us to discuss this from washington, d.c. is amanda ripley, author of the book the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way. amanda thank you for joings us. >> thanks for having me. >> they pretty much faced a pretty serious shock when they got there why are those systems so different than ours? >> you know finland is considered the utopia of education now where kids are getting an outstanding results in math science, where koreans work night and day, these are two different places and somehow they have gotten to the top of the world in education. >> south korea is different, because when you think of the difference betw
. >> that was president obama speaking this morning as part of his two day bus tour to promote his plan to lower the cost of college education. but consider this: the cost of college is certainly not the only part of our education system that needs reform. once upon a time, america arguably had the best public education system in the world. that's not the case. well place first place finland and last place south korea. so how do we reform our schools? joining us to discuss this from...
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president obama telephoned kenya's president, uhuru kenyetta. confirming their partnership. >> many of us lost loved ones. >> the president revealing his nephew and his partner were killed. >> let's mourn them as one nation, keeping them in our memory and prayer. >> joining me now from washington d.c. is ambassador david shipp, the former top american diplomat in ethiopia, and a professor at washington university, and richard miniter, a terrorism expert and author. >> kenya's military played a major roll forcing al-shabab's fighters out of the somalian cities. given that, does it come as a surprise they were strong enough to pull off the westgate mall nightmare? >> it does not come as a surprise. the surprise is it did not happen earlier. >> al-shabab has been threatening to pull off a major strike like this for the last two years. the last one they did was in july 2010 in cappala uganda, where 70-plus people were killed. this is the first time they pulled off a big attack. there has been a number of smaller ones in kenya. this is not a difficul
president obama telephoned kenya's president, uhuru kenyetta. confirming their partnership. >> many of us lost loved ones. >> the president revealing his nephew and his partner were killed. >> let's mourn them as one nation, keeping them in our memory and prayer. >> joining me now from washington d.c. is ambassador david shipp, the former top american diplomat in ethiopia, and a professor at washington university, and richard miniter, a terrorism expert and author....
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before we talk about immigration, we have been talking about the disappointing obama care of enrollment numbers, the heated meeting between the white house and concongressional democrats today. some of your colleagues in the house are concerned obamacare is going to be a big problem for the re-election campaigns next year. where do you stand on what needs to be done? >> look, i think they have to really come back with solutions. one of the things that we did understand if you had a substandard healthcare policy, you weren't going to be able to keep it. i don't think that was what was communicated to the american people. so, it seems to me that, you know, if you had a plan and you liked it and it was a bad plan and you liked it, it should have been grandfathered in. >> that's the only way it makes sense to me to say if you like what you got, you get to keep it. i think we are going to have to and the plan. now, listen, that doesn't -- that does not mean we are going to give up on the millions and millions and millions of american citizens and people who work a hard every day that need he
before we talk about immigration, we have been talking about the disappointing obama care of enrollment numbers, the heated meeting between the white house and concongressional democrats today. some of your colleagues in the house are concerned obamacare is going to be a big problem for the re-election campaigns next year. where do you stand on what needs to be done? >> look, i think they have to really come back with solutions. one of the things that we did understand if you had a...
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the problem is not obama, the problem is the problem. the division in the country proceeded to grow no matter who the president is. >> there's an issue within the republican party, where there is that ted cruise wing of the tea party republicans, who are determined not to work with their own leadership. is, do you think, ted crews prepared to work with speaker john boehner. maybe 2016 and a possible presidential bid. >> i think john boehner hit it on the head. he let the dogs out. there has been a lot of people waiting for someone to take the leadership, representing that tea party represented a small faction, when the tea party is behind candidates. john boehner needs to keep it up and show leadership on the compromised leadership. there's a lot who have fallen to the middle ground. they want to see both sides work together. he needs to be the leader, follow suit. the smaller factions, whether they are far left or right go away. >> crews was on this week, and defended the republican shutdown. there's a deal that's been reached that was
the problem is not obama, the problem is the problem. the division in the country proceeded to grow no matter who the president is. >> there's an issue within the republican party, where there is that ted cruise wing of the tea party republicans, who are determined not to work with their own leadership. is, do you think, ted crews prepared to work with speaker john boehner. maybe 2016 and a possible presidential bid. >> i think john boehner hit it on the head. he let the dogs out....
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falling short, the enrollment for president obama's healthcare plan, the numbers are in. they are far below those great expectations. typhoon toll: new figures and fears from the philippines plus awaiting word here at home. historic vote tonight for boeing and its largest union. what it means for the company, the country and thousands of jobs. so, a new day, a new record for the art world, you won't believe how much this andy warhol piece went for.
falling short, the enrollment for president obama's healthcare plan, the numbers are in. they are far below those great expectations. typhoon toll: new figures and fears from the philippines plus awaiting word here at home. historic vote tonight for boeing and its largest union. what it means for the company, the country and thousands of jobs. so, a new day, a new record for the art world, you won't believe how much this andy warhol piece went for.
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several investigators say there is no evidence of brake or rail failure >>> president obama defending his healthcare site again. he said he will come pain for it until december 23rdrd. >> that's the deadline to sign up for insurance coverage. >>> overseas, vice president joe biden is in asia trying to ease tensions between japan and china. countries are fighting over a group of islands. in tokyo today, biden said the u.s. stands with japan. those are the headlines at this ho hour. i am john siegenthaler seeing. consider th "consider this" with antone i don't mora is next. you can always get the latest news on acceljazeera.com. we will see you at 11:00 o'clock. >> can getting stitches put you in the poor house? medical costs have skyrocketed with sometimes absurd results. $500 per stitch? consider this: how do hospitals get away with it? th will it get better or worse with obamacare? also, an al jazeera exclusive brings new questions to light over iran's influentialing program. plus the energy drink business is exploding with little regulation. we will hear from a doctor whose new stud
several investigators say there is no evidence of brake or rail failure >>> president obama defending his healthcare site again. he said he will come pain for it until december 23rdrd. >> that's the deadline to sign up for insurance coverage. >>> overseas, vice president joe biden is in asia trying to ease tensions between japan and china. countries are fighting over a group of islands. in tokyo today, biden said the u.s. stands with japan. those are the headlines at...
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president obama is growthed by president vladimir putin. behind closed doors it will members of congress discuss military action against syria. egypt survives an assassination attempt as a bomb explodes outside cairo. cities across the country call for better working conditions and higher wages for walmart workers.
president obama is growthed by president vladimir putin. behind closed doors it will members of congress discuss military action against syria. egypt survives an assassination attempt as a bomb explodes outside cairo. cities across the country call for better working conditions and higher wages for walmart workers.
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besos is such an unique driven individual just like jobs and president obama or bill clinton, you wonder does the absence or disappearance of the biological father. >> he had a great adopted father. >> yeah, but somewhere in the stew of this unique individual that definitely had an impact. >> i know the biological father then wrote him, and that he wrote back. do you know whether he has any interest in meeting his biological dad? >> i actually don't know. i would assume lots go back to the steve job story where at the end of his life he didn't have much of an interest in meeting his biological father. he had a great father, and wasn't interested in making that connection. i hope it will be a happy outcome. >> as we say, he has revolutionized the way he ha we purchase things. he has bought the "washington post." >> i think he has a better chance than anybody because number one, of course, he has the resources. he paid $250 million for the paper. and his net worth is immense and that's a relative drop in the bucket. he has got this long-term orientation, and a willingness to try a lot of n
besos is such an unique driven individual just like jobs and president obama or bill clinton, you wonder does the absence or disappearance of the biological father. >> he had a great adopted father. >> yeah, but somewhere in the stew of this unique individual that definitely had an impact. >> i know the biological father then wrote him, and that he wrote back. do you know whether he has any interest in meeting his biological dad? >> i actually don't know. i would assume...
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. >> there's marijuana critics, how exactly does this extinguish from a president obama smoker? >> from a pot smoker? >> nailed down the nuances of the drug and really get the expertise, you know, a certain amount of history is what we're expecting, so we're no the looking for your average, casual smoker. we're looking for somebody who really knows what he he or she is talking about, and also somebody who's based in colorado. in fact, i sent out some letters today to 12 individuals about getting sample reviews from them, which we'll most likely publish, and it's pretty exciting to finally get the ball rolling on the pot critic position. >> your paper has reported that since legalization, pot problems there in colorado schools have increased, that one police officer said that sips the law came into play, middle school kids ever shown up with a half ounce of marijuana. is it a growing problem? >> it certainly sounds like it, you know, i know another issue that's come up is pot sneaking across state borders. you know, if you buy the pot in colorado, you're not supposed to take it o
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and president obama mentioned it and president obama mentioned it on receiving a football helmet on receiving a football helmet from the navy team. from the navy team. >> >> pretty sharp. pretty sharp. all all right. right. there's a general rule, you there's a general rule, you don't put stuff on your head in don't put stuff on your head in you're president. you're president. that's politics 101. that's politics 101. you never look good wearing you never look good wearing something on your head something on your head >> that applies to presidential >> that applies to presidential candidates. candidates. why did he do it. why did he do it. it's not just him. it's not just him. since. since. >> it goes back to >> it goes back to 1977, calvin 1977, calvin coolag, had a headdress. coolag, had a headdress. jack kennedy thought he looked jack kennedy thought he looked good good without a hat. without a hat. i was i was trained as an advance trained as an advance person and the first question person and the first question was never put a hat on the was never put a hat on the candidate's head. candi
and president obama mentioned it and president obama mentioned it on receiving a football helmet on receiving a football helmet from the navy team. from the navy team. >> >> pretty sharp. pretty sharp. all all right. right. there's a general rule, you there's a general rule, you don't put stuff on your head in don't put stuff on your head in you're president. you're president. that's politics 101. that's politics 101. you never look good wearing you never look good wearing something...
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late friday, president obama called be boehner and reiterated that there would be no negotiation on debt limit. boehner's office responded that while he is disappointed, congress will chart the path ahead. >>> top are congress people like harry reed: >> the speaker has to do everything he can to try to mold a piece of legislation that will meet the needs of the tea party. the anarchists. >> meanwhile serious concerns remain on obamacare including how many healthy people will enroll if the software enrollment will be ready and what the impact on businesses and workers will be. president obama has already announced a one year postponement and the requirement for businesses to provide coverage to their employees. but open enrollment gidges in less than two weeks. courtney keely new york. >> joining me are jonathan cohn and at our an arbor michigan studio and thank you both for joining us tonight. president obama responded to today's vot in the house accusing consciousal republicans of trying to mess with me and threatening a shut down of the government come october 1st. >> unfortunately, ri
late friday, president obama called be boehner and reiterated that there would be no negotiation on debt limit. boehner's office responded that while he is disappointed, congress will chart the path ahead. >>> top are congress people like harry reed: >> the speaker has to do everything he can to try to mold a piece of legislation that will meet the needs of the tea party. the anarchists. >> meanwhile serious concerns remain on obamacare including how many healthy people...
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president obama snubbed russian president vladimir putin for the second time in four months, declining to attend the olympics, sending a delegation with no high-level officials, and appointing two openly gay athletes, sending a pointed message do russia after antigay laws. joining me now is daves zirin, the sports editor for the nation and host of the edge of sports show "game over", what was your rejection when you heard obama sending billy jean king and two-time olympic hockey medallist caitlin cahol. >> two reactions. the first one was wow. honestly, because you're not just talking about two people who are part of the l.g.b.t. community. in billy jean king, you are talking about a legendary sports and social justices activist. someone that reeked around issues to women's reproductive health and using her position as an athlete and tennis great to advocate for the position. in billy jean king's statement where she accepted the invitation to be part of the delegation, she said, "i'm going there to make sure that the sochi winter olympics are a place where all people's rights are respe
president obama snubbed russian president vladimir putin for the second time in four months, declining to attend the olympics, sending a delegation with no high-level officials, and appointing two openly gay athletes, sending a pointed message do russia after antigay laws. joining me now is daves zirin, the sports editor for the nation and host of the edge of sports show "game over", what was your rejection when you heard obama sending billy jean king and two-time olympic hockey...